OUR FALL CLASSES BEGIN SEPT. 11 FOR CHILDREN AT 9AM,
SEPT. 12 FOR TEENS AT 5:30PM,
AND SEPT. 12 FOR ADULTS AT 7PM.
VOICE CLASSES BEGIN AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 6PM STARTING SEPT. 14 WITH NEW VOICE INSTRUCTOR HEIDI STARR.
(Acting and Voice Classes meet for 8 weeks)
STUDY WITH PROFESSIONALS, LEARN IMPROV TECHNIQUE, AND GAIN SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-AWARENESS!
ASK ABOUT OUR 'NEW THEATRE SCHOOL' FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS. JESSE CLINE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WILL INSTRUCT THE 24 WEEK COURSE WHICH BEGINS MONDAY, SEPT. 13. ACCEPTANCE INTO THE CLASS IS BY AUDITION ONLY. CLASS LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS A CONSERVATORY STYLE STUDY PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES, WITH REGISTRATION, AN ACTING CLASS, VOICE AND PIANO (with Resident Music Director Tom Fosnocht and Professional Actress Elisa Matthews), AND DANCE CLASS (With Jody Haggerty. Dance held on Sundays at 5:30). REGISTRATION MUST BE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR (2 SEMESTERS/ FALL AND SPRING) INCLUDES PERFORMANCES BY STUDENTS IN FULLY DEVELOPED THEATRE PIECES. PLEASE CALL FOR INFO. 610-891-0100
(pictured above: Actor Larry Daggett and Broadway's Tony Nominee Ann Crumb in Media Theatre's production of "Souvenir")
Whether you are an experienced veteran of the stage or a beginner with a yearn to perform, The Media Theatre has just what you may need: Acting and Voice Classes.
All acting classes within The Media Theatre School of The Theatre are based on the Sanford Meisner Technique, which follows the mantra "Acting is living as truthfully as one can under an imaginary circumstance." This technique, developed by Mr. Meisner after he worked with the Group Theatre at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse, was something he continued to refine for half a century. The technique is still part of a program at the Neighborhood Playhouse where The Media Theatre's Artistic Director Jesse Cline studied.
"Meisner Training is an interdependent series of exercises that build upon one another," Cline explained.
"It assists in developing an ability to improvise and to bring one's own personal and honest response to the text or the script. This is great training for adults who must speak in public as part of their livelihood or for youth who wish to develop and maintain an honest integrity toward their work onstage. It certainly is not about mimicking or imitation, but rather about finding the truth to a situation within yourself. With the young children, repetitive theatre exercises are utilized to build and strengthen their personality through self-expression and working with others."
The popular Voice Classes will continue, meeting on Tuesday evenings for ages 6 -18. The Voice Class culminates in a recital attended by family and friends.
For more information on The Media Theatre's Acting and Voice Classes and Cline's Teen Performance Class call 610-891-0100.
The School of Theatre has been noted for it's professionalism and commitment to solid training for a career in the professional theatre.
The School of Theatre uses the Meisner Technique with basic premise that "acting is living as truthfully as one can under an imaginary circumstance." This is a liberating premise for all who want to perform, and for those who wish to use this training for personal improvement.
The School of Theatre has been an effective training ground for students who wish to improve skills in public speaking and interpersonal communication. It is effective in building self-confidence, self-awareness, and self-esteem.
Many of the students in The School of Theatre have appeared in Children's Seriesproductions, as well as productions in the Broadway Series.
The Media Theatre offers three age appropriate classes for children, teens, and adults. Each session of class lasts for 8 weeks.
